Clashes break out between pro-Turkey factions against the Kurdish forces south-west of Azaz city in the northern countryside of Aleppo

13/09/2019

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Aleppo Province – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: activists of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored clashes by light and medium weapons today evening, between the Kurdish forces against pro-Turkey factions, in the area of Kafr Khasher and Maraanaz south-west of Azaz city in the northern countryside of Aleppo, without information about casualties so far.

And the SOHR published on the 10th of September 2019, that areas in the vicinity and outskirts of Mare’ town in the northern countryside of Aleppo witnessed renewed violent clashes after the midnight of Monday – Tuesday, between the Kurdish forces which are deployed in the area against pro-Turkey factions, where the clashes were concentrated in the areas of Harbal and Sheikh Issa accompanied by exchange of targeting by heavy machineguns, which resulted in the fall of injuries in the ranks of both parties, and this come in the frame of daily targeting and clashes between the both conflicting parties in Aleppo countryside, where the Syrian Observatory published on the 8th of September 2019, that clashes continue almost daily between Kurdish Forces against the pro-Turkish factions in areas north of Aleppo, where sporadic clashes took place between both parties on fronts of Malkiyyeh and Mar’anaz west of the city after midnight of yesterday, but no information about casualties so far.

The Syrian Observatory published on the 7th of September 2019 that daily clashes and targeting continue between the Turkey-loyal factions against the Kurdish Forces who are deployed in the northern countryside of Aleppo, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored violent clashes between both parties with medium and light weapons, just before midnight of yesterday west of Azaz city north of Aleppo, amid information about casualties in the ranks of both parties, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 6th of September 2019 that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored renewed violent clashes after midnight of yesterday and dawn of today, in Oleshli village east of Qabasin in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo, between the rebel and Islamic factions loyal to Turkey against the Kurdish Forces deployed in the area, but no information about casualties, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 1st of August 2019 that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored missile shelling carried out by the Turkish forces on Kurdish forces’ deployment sites, in several areas of the northern countryside of Aleppo on Saturday afternoon, but no information about casualties yet, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 29th of August 2019 that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented the killing of 9 fighters of the opposition faction of Sultan Murad which is loyal to Turkey, while trying to repel an advancement attempt by the Kurdish forces and fighters deployed in the area, in the area of Al-Deghelbash west of Al-Bab city in the north-eastern sector of Aleppo countryside, after clashes that lasted from yesterday evening until today’s dawn, without any changes on the map of control, while the clashes also left many injuries in the ranks of both parties, and the SOHR published on the 26th of August 2019, that it monitored heavy shelling of tens of artillery and missile shells carried out by the Turkish army, targeting Mar’anaz village in the northern countryside of Aleppo, but no information about casualties yet, while the Kurdish Forces launched several rocket shells targeting the western outskirts of Azaz city, which is controlled by the Turkish Forces and their loyal factions north of Aleppo.

The Syrian Observatory published on the 23rd of August 2019 activists of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored eruption of violent clashes by medium and light weapons between the pro-Turkey factions stationed in Jib Al-Damm village north of Al-Bab city against forces of Manbij Military Council of the SDF stationed in Kurhayouk village east of Al-Bab city in Aleppo countryside, in conjunction with this, the SOHR monitored artillery shelling by the Turkish forces on Maraanaz and Al-Malikiyah villages which are under the control of the Kurdish forces north of Aleppo, without information about casualties.

And the Syrian Observatory published on the 22nd of August 2019, that areas in the northern countryside of Aleppo are witnessing renewed clashes almost daily; between the Kurdish Forces deployed in the area against the Turkey-loyal factions, where the Syrian Observatory monitored clashes between both parties after midnight of yesterday in areas of Mar’anaz west of Azaz city north Aleppo, but no information about casualties, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 19th of August 2019 that violent clashes broke out yesterday evening between the Kurdish Forces against pro-Turkish factions, in Hazwan area west al-Bab city east of Aleppo, and the clashes continued since yesterday evening until after midnight of yesterday, during which heavy and medium weapons were used by both parties, and confirmed information about casualties in the ranks of both parties.